Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
1357-Cyclooctatetraene (COT) is an unsaturated derivative of cyclooctane with the formula C8H8. It is also known as [8]annulene. This polyunsaturated hydrocarbon is a colorless to light yellow flammable liquid at room temperature. Because of its stoichiometric relationship to benzene COT has been the subject of much research and some controversy.Unlike benzene C6H6 cyclooctatetraene C8H8 is not aromatic although its dianion C8H2−8 (cyclooctatetraenide) is.
